jim, i just put H-4 headlights {the rectangle low beams] on my syncro....david
marshall imports them from germany.  I have been working on my van this past
month so haven't had the chance to really test the lights.  i took a quick run
through golden gate park the other night, but even there there are street
lights...so i did not get into any real dark areas.  What i did notice is that
the H-4s illuminate much more of the road with an even spread of light with
sharp cut-offs.  i switched the lights completely off on one darker section of
road.  These lights definitely provide a larger and more uniform sheet of
light than the undifferentiated blob the DOT lights put out.   The lights
could stand a brighter bulb to maximize the improvement, though, as i am
running standart wattage due to limitations of stock wiring.  The initial and
smaller blob of light put out by DOT bulbs (which is surrounded by a larger
blob of dimmer light) appears to be slightly brighter than the brightness of
the uniform sheet of light put out by the H-4s...based on my observations of
cars driving along side and in front of me on a road that parallels the
ocean....and thus was sufficiently dark for some compairson.  I need to see
what they're like out where there are no street lights before i can say how
good they are, though.
steve
p.s. my stock high beam lights have the H-4 stamped in them.

Jim DiGennaro wrote:

> Hi Volks,
>     I just finished installing a new motor in a fellow LiMBO member's
> '87 Syncro camper. (thats a storie in itself)  Anyway, I was checking
> the bus over for an inpection sticker and I noticed a couple of things
> on it that looked different from other Vanagon's I have driven or
> owned.  I noticed the headlights have 'H4' instead of 'Halogen' in the
> glass and I noticed the front directional lenses have notches in them
> between the screw holes.  Both parts are stock parts, they look
> identical to my friends '90 camper, other than the for-mentioned
> differences.  I never noticed these on other syncros. (never really
> looked either) I'll have to check my Microfishe and see if the part
> numbers are different between 2wd and 4wd Vanagons.   Are the headlights
> any brighter than stock squares?  They seem fairly bright but I don't
> have anything to compare it to.  I have no idea what purpose the notches
> in the directional lenses would serve, although I like the look.  Just
> wondering if anyone else noticed these items. Take care.
> --
>
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